 |
The Vital Principle & Organicity
Revolutionary & organic ways to have a government of the people
|
|
Organic Consensus vs. Revolutionary Consensus
How a Catholic consensus forms & spreads naturally
|
| The People & the Masses
Rules on how the good can defeat the evil
|
| The Gardener & Organic Government
Principles for forming an organic government
|
| Contractual Rights & Duties in the Fief
A well-organized society top to bottom based on contracts - Written Law - Part 4
|
| Dynamism of the Associative Principle & The Salutary Right to Resist
Contracts provided means to redress abuses - Written Law - Part 3
|
| Civil Law, Canon Law & Roman Law
The limits of royal laws & laws by feudal lords - Written Law - Part 2
|
| Privileges & Royal Establishments
An organic way to accommodate the exceptions to the rule - Written Law - Part 1
|
| Customary Law
 Part 1 - The Church: Guardian of Natural Law and Light of the State
The starting point of medieval law was divine law
Part 2 - The Barbarian Invasions Molded a New Juridical Situation
A new system based on local authority takes root
Part 3 - Royal Decrees, Personal Law & Customary Law
Each social group came to be ruled by its own activity
Part 4 - Modern Democracy vs. Customary Law
Roman Law eroded an organic judiciary system
Part 5 - The Rich Diversity of Medieval Law
The kings and judges were protectors of customs
|
| The Perfect Societies: Church & State
Their nature and the role of participation in their power
|
| Monarchy, Aristocracy & Democracy
Part 1 - Definitions, Examples of the Three Forms of Government
Their healthy life and their corruption
Part 2 - Theoretical and Practical Positions of the Church
The Church helps each people to choose its form of government
Part 3 - Does Authority Represent God or the Sovereign People?
The authorities can be bad but they represent God
Part 4 - Catholic Rebuttal to Rousseau’s Sovereignty of the People
Men are equal in theory but very different in practice
|
| What Is the Res Publica?
State, Nation, private & public interests explained in an easy way
|
| The Organic Formation of Feudalism
How medieval society took root and sprouted
|
| Feudalism and the Modern State
Contention between the feudal power and the cities; birth of Absolutism
|
| Liberalism, Socialism & Feudalism
Part 1 - Discussing Liberal & Socialist Democracies
Tragic abuses appeared in 19th century liberal democracy
Part 2 - Socialism Exploits Liberalism’s Flaws
The free market leads to price wars, monopolies and worker strikes
Part 3 - The Fiasco of Socialism & Basics on Catholic Authority
No incentives in Socialism - man's need for authority
Part 4 - The Principle of Subsidiarity
A Catholic solution better than Liberalism and Socialism
Part 5 - Subsidiarity & Feudalism
Social inequality and private property are also evangelical
Part 6 - The Medieval Family & Subsidiarity
The role of primogeniture in family development
Part 7 - The Role of Local Authorities & Customs
Subsidiarity gave a voice to the people & force of law to customs
|
| Formation of the Holy Roman-German Empire
The natural development from small States to an Empire
|
| The Art of Organic Government
Orienting the good tendencies of a people and meeting their expectations
|
| Fostering the Originality of Each Social Cell
The superior should not suppress a living reality
|
| The Three Orders of Medieval Society
All social classes participate in the government of an organic society
|
| A Participative Society
Even modest families have a voice in society
|
| Andorra, the Forgotten Principality
Its unique medieval government and traditions endure to our days
|
| Oligarchies in Modern Democracies
The myth of the sovereign people & who really controls them today
|
| Organic Society & Capitalism
Part 1 - Critique of Capitalism from an Organic Perspective
Defects of Capitalism that must be avoided in a Catholic society
Part 2 - The Harmful Mentality of Borrowing Money
No one should borrow money to buy what he does not need
Part 3 - What to Do with the Surplus of Currency
How a Catholic State should handle the circulating currency
|
| The Natural Candidate to Exercise Power
Command naturally comes from service to community, not wealth
|
| The Dream of Catholic Empire and the Medieval Wars
The real cause for the many quarrels was not Feudalism
|
| Leadership: Established by Generosity & Gratitude, Not a Social Contract
Critique of the modern conception of power born from an exchange of interests
|
| Two Basic Aspects of the Medieval Mentality
Reverence and tenderness toward Our Lord formed wise men & institutions
|
| The Moon and its Halo
Why a Catholic should be concerned about Society and not just Religion
|
| What Is Organic Society?
The members and organs that compose a healthy society
|
